The Marquee Ball is Creative Alliance’s annual fundraiser gala that includes a VIP dinner, art auction, open studios, and a wild dance party that honors The Patterson’s history as a movie palace. The movie theme inspires the evening’s events and attire with eye-popping results! Baltimore’s wildest party supports Creative Alliance’s free youth education and community arts programs!
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See photos from last year’s party on Facebook!
Movies to watch: Where the Wild Things Are, Midsummer Nights Dream, Fern Gully, Princess Mononoke
Tickets on sale for Members: February 8th, 2025
Tickets on sale for all: February 22nd, 2025
Not a Member? Join today to get your tickets early!
Dance Party Ticket ($100)
Includes: Costumed dance party, specialty cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music, pop-up performances, silent art auction of over 100 works of art, resident artist open studios, photo booth, and more!
VIP Dinner ($350)
Includes: Cocktail hour, full seated dinner and awards presentation, live auction, and entry to the dance party after dinner! Only a limited number of tickets are available. If interested in reserving a full table for 10, please contact Vic Yambao at vic@creativealliance.org.
The Lifetime Achievement Award honors those who have lifted up the arts in Baltimore throughout the course of their careers. This year, in honor of our 30th Anniversary, we are honoring Creative Alliance’s first Director of Education, Linda DePalma.
As Education Director of Creative Alliance, DePalma founded out-of-school innovative arts programming for Baltimore City youth, Open Minds and Kerplunk!, Saturday sessions where multi-generational art making is continuing to take place in the new Education Center. In addition, she served as Coordinator of Teacher Services at The Baltimore Museum of Art and the first Director of School 33 Art Center.
She is also a visual artist interested in sculpture and public spaces and has received a number of public art commissions in the region including the Maryland Public Health Laboratory, Ladew Topiary Gardens, and Brookside Gardens.
Photo Credit: John Dean
The Golden Formstone Award honors those whose commitment to arts, innovation, education, and culture. Local photographer and Baltimore School for the Arts faculty member Joe Giordano is the 2025 honoree.
Joseph (J.M.) Giordano is an award-winning photojournalist based in Baltimore and co-host of the photojournalism podcast, 10 Frames Per Second with Molly Roberts. His book, We Used to Live At Night (Culture Crush Editions) chronicles 25 years of the city at night. His work has been featured in major international publications including ProPublica, Architectural Digest, The Guardian and Rolling-Stone. In 2024, he was named a finalist for the prestigious National Gallery’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Prize and will be featured in American Photography Annual 40 for his second book 13-23, covering a decade of Baltimore’s homicide rate. Trumpland, Giordano’s newest publication, is out now.
Sponsor the Marquee Ball!
This celebration is more than a gala; it’s a call to action to invest in the transformative power of the arts. Your support fuels programs that inspire young minds, connect diverse communities, and position Baltimore as a thriving hub of cultural innovation.
Your support is essential. We can customize a package for you that includes tickets, exposure, and more. Email vic@creativealliance.org for details.
Location: The Patterson
Location: The Patterson
Location: The Patterson
Location: The Patterson
